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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #165 on: April 25, 2018, 09:51:54 PM »
I was in the USAF in a joint deployed location in 2005 on ANZAC Day, and they did the Last Post with a piper that they borrowed from us--Scots born, U.S. raised. He would practice in an out of the way spot, but an audience would still gather. The ceremony itself was very moving.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #166 on: April 27, 2018, 07:31:50 AM »
Happy Arbor Day everyone! Go out and plant a tree today!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #167 on: April 27, 2018, 12:05:35 PM »
I'm glad you folk still keep Arbor Day!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #168 on: April 28, 2018, 11:34:51 AM »
Because my dad studies trees, he's really into Arbor Day. We didn't plant any trees yesterday because it was a bit too cold but we're going to be planting a lot of trees in the coming weeks.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #169 on: September 10, 2018, 03:43:43 AM »
Shana Tova to all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #170 on: September 18, 2018, 03:18:08 AM »
May those who observe Yom Kippur have an easy fast.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #171 on: October 31, 2018, 06:45:33 PM »
The night between October 31 and November 1 is All Hallows, All Saints, or Samhain, depending on one's faith. In any case, a night for remembering the dead and transitioning into the cold, dark time of the year. Also a good night for scrying - carefully.

Unless of course you are in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is Beltane.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #172 on: November 01, 2018, 01:04:03 PM »
Merry Beltane, Róisín!

-- I need to go crown the compost pile with last night's jackolantern.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #173 on: November 01, 2018, 02:17:26 PM »
Huzzah !  (Athough last night it was cold & windy enough to pass as Northern Hemisphere autumn.)
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #174 on: November 01, 2018, 06:42:28 PM »
We had a huge thunderstorm around 0400. A few lightning strikes started fires, but we needed the rain. And I love the lightning smell in the wet air. A safe Samhain to you, thorny, and may your compost feed the land well. And a joyful Beltane, Wavewright! May all make it safe and happy through the time of change.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #175 on: November 22, 2018, 11:52:27 AM »
Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating it today; and may all of your gatherings go off without any fights.

I rather liked this:

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/22/669704214/thank-you-america-a-crowdsourced-holiday-poem-that-s-a-blessing-to-read
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #176 on: November 22, 2018, 07:28:28 PM »
That is beautiful, thorny - thank you for putting it up. America as it has sometimes been, and maybe still can be. And what the Thanksgiving festival is meant to be for.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #177 on: December 04, 2018, 11:28:06 PM »
Popping up to say happy Hanukkah Wavewright and to anyone else of the Jewish faith!
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #178 on: December 05, 2018, 12:10:52 AM »
What Wyrm said, and blessings to all.
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Re: Global Holidays and Celebrations
« Reply #179 on: December 06, 2018, 04:13:26 AM »
I hope everyone who celebrated it had a good Sinterklaas :>
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